Crystal Lake Shorts: Midnight Sun Places in Three-Way for Third; Star*Line 41.4 Proofs Received
The results are in:
1st: “Driving On” by Guy Medley
2nd: “Hook-Hand Man’s Last Night on Lovers’ Lane” by Patrick Barb
3rd: “Travel Bag” by Bryan Miller &
“Turkish Delight On the Blue Line” by Shoshana Edwards &
“Midnight Sun” by James Dorr
These are the results of the Crystal Lake Flash Fiction Challenge (see October 11, below) on the theme of Travel Horror, my entry being “Midnight Sun” on the wisdom (among other things) of heading north when threatened by a zombie apocalypse. At least, that is, if it’s almost Christmas. These were voted on by Crystal Lake Patreon subscribers (is that the right term?) of which I am not, so I can’t read the stories myself — but a win (even if in a tie [image error]for third place) is a win, yes? And that’s not a bad thing.
And there’s more as well. The e-announcement, received yesterday from Contest Coordinator Joe Mynhardt, went on: After every challenge I check with the authors of stories I really like (or stories that were quite popular with the patrons, even though they didn’t win) about what they want to do with their story. I’m looking for some stories to fill our SHALLOW WATERS anthologies, and would love to include your story. These books roughly 20k words, eBook only, and selling at only 99c. It’s basically just a cool way to promote great flash and our Patreon page, while bringing in a bit of funds for our bigger projects.
So “Midnight Sun” will have a home too, my having just sent back my “yes” this afternoon. More details to come as soon as I get them.
Then one more item. Today the proof copy came for STAR*LINE 41.4, for Fall 2019, with corrections going back later today. I have three poems in this one (cf. October 4), “Parents,” “The Frugal Vampiress,” and “Gourmet Warning,” to appear on pages 13, 28, and 29 respectively.